Dietary administration of the probiotic Shewanella putrefaciens to experimentally wounded gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata L.) facilitates the skin wound healing

Sci Rep. 2020 Jul 3;10(1):11029. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-68024-z.

Abstract

The effect of the probiotic Shewanella putrefaciens Pdp11 (SpPdp11) was studied on the skin healing of experimentally wounded gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata L.). Two replicates (n = 12) of fish were fed CON diet or SP diet for 30 days. Half of the fish were sampled while the others were injured and sampled 7 days post-wounding. Results by image analysis of wound areas showed that SpPdp11 inclusion facilitated wound closure. Compared with the CON group, fish in SP group sampled 7 days post-wounding had a significantly decreased serum AST and increased ALB/GLOB ratio. Furthermore, protease and peroxidase activities were significantly increased in skin mucus from fish in SP group sampled 7 days post-wounding, compared with those fed CON diet. Additionally, SP diet up-regulated the gene expression of antioxidant enzymes, anti-inflammatory cytokines, and re-epithelialization related genes in the fish skin. Furthermore, significant decreases in pro-inflammatory cytokines expression were detected in fish from SP group, respect to control ones. Overall, SpPdp11 inclusion facilitated the wound healing and the re-epithelialization of the damaged skin, alleviated the inflammatory response in the wound area through intensifying the antioxidant system, and enhancing the neo-vascularization and the synthesis of matrix proteins in the skin wound sites of fish.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Aspartate Aminotransferases / blood
  • Disease Models, Animal
  • Fish Proteins / blood
  • Probiotics / administration & dosage*
  • Re-Epithelialization
  • Sea Bream / microbiology*
  • Shewanella putrefaciens / physiology*
  • Wound Healing*

Substances

  • Fish Proteins
  • Aspartate Aminotransferases